Raise the Hammer

Shameless Self-Promotion

The latest issue of STREET, a new periodical featuring local poetry and short fiction, has hit the streets, but you can't pick up a copy. The pages of STREET are posted in the windows of participating businesses in the International Village, so you get to walk around the Village to read it.

When I heard about this, I decided to take a stab at writing and submiting a poem. Amazingly, they accepted it. My clumsy effort can be read in the window of FRWY at the northwest corner of King and Wellington.

Ryan McGreal, the editor of Raise the Hammer, lives in Hamilton with his family and works as a programmer, writer and consultant. Ryan volunteers with Hamilton Light Rail, a citizen group dedicated to bringing light rail transit to Hamilton. Ryan wrote a city affairs column in Hamilton Magazine, and several of his articles have been published in the Hamilton Spectator. His articles have also been published in The Walrus and HuffPost. He maintains a personal website, has been known to share passing thoughts on Twitter and Facebook, and posts the occasional cat photo on Instagram.